Pápa weather in December

In December, Pápa sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pápa's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pápa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:38 AM – 3:55 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pápa is town in Veszprém county in western Hungary.

Density
361/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Pápa reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
151
251
350
450
540
640
740
840
940
1040
114-1
124-1
133-1
143-1
153-1
163-1
173-1
183-1
193-1
203-1
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Pápa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Pápa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°3983.88.70.0
Feb / -1°418.63.89.90.2
Mar10° / 488.91.611.62.4
Apr16° / 519.70.413.34.9
May21° / 11°7713014.86.0
Jun24° / 14°8111.5015.76.7
Jul26° / 16°7911.4015.36.6
Aug26° / 16°729.7014.16.9
Sep21° / 12°749.3012.46.6
Oct15° / 588.80.210.64.7
Nov / 579.429.11.6
Dec / -1°509.13.38.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62872
72872
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
133070
143070
153070
162971
173070
183070
193070
202971
213070
223070
233070
243169
253268
263268
273268
283367
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Pápa gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1299
2299
3299
4309
5309
6309
7309
8319
93110
103110
113110
123110
133111
143111
153111
163112
173112
183112
193112
203013
213013
222913
232913
242913
252813
262813
272812
282812
292812
302712
312712

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 4:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:233:56
28.57:253:56
38.57:263:56
48.57:273:55
58.57:283:55
68.47:293:55
78.47:303:55
88.47:313:54
98.47:323:54
108.47:333:54
118.37:343:54
128.37:353:54
138.37:363:54
148.37:363:54
158.37:373:55
168.37:383:55
178.37:383:55
188.37:393:55
198.37:403:56
208.37:403:56
218.37:413:56
228.37:413:57
238.37:423:57
248.37:423:58
258.37:433:58
268.37:433:59
278.37:434:00
288.37:434:00
298.37:444:01
308.37:444:02
318.37:444:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.96 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pápa?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pápa.

What to pack for Pápa in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Pápa sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pápa in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pápa peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pápa?

Pápa sits at 47.3°N, 17.5°E, 154 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Ajka, 26 km away.

SárvárGyőrVeszprémTapolcaVárpalotaMosonmagyaróvárKeszthely

Topography around Pápa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pápa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pápa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Pápa is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ajka 26 km · Sárvár 41 km · Győr 41 km · Veszprém 43 km · Tapolca 50 km · Várpalota 53 km · Mosonmagyaróvár 62 km · Keszthely 65 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Pápa (47.33°, 17.4674°, elevation 154 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).